This year the Tasmaniacs are doing something different! The Summer Coast Ride will be held Saturday 3rd February – Sunday 4th February in the North East of Tasmania. Ride departs the Mathinna Oval leaving at 9:00am Saturday 3rd Feb. Lunch on day 1 will be a BBQ at the Pub in the Paddock at Pyengana. Read More …

Just under 4 weeks to go until we head off on the 2017 Tasmaniacs Winter Lakes Ride. Now is the time to get your bikes ready. MITAS tyres are offering WLR riders discounted fresh rubber through Servicemoto. Call in and see them – you will need all the grip you can get. IMPORTANT – You Read More …

The Black Goo We’ve all been there boys. Taking a big suck on your hydro pack hose, spitting the horrible tasting black liquid out through the chin guard of your helmet all over your jersey and looking like you have been hit in the face with the shit bat. These are some tips for killing Read More …

This years Tasmaniacs Winter Lakes Ride will take place on the last weekend in July – 29-30. The proposed charity is Mates4Mates. Accommodation in Bronte Park is now sold out. Other options are to take your caravan if it has a good heater, Derwent Bridge which is 26km away on bitumen or Great Lake Hotel Read More …

Don’t Fight Nature.The conditions that made this year’s ride so good started as a blip on the weather radar and developed from rain in to snow and freezing temperatures.The track crews had been returning to the Central Highlands Region week after week to keep the Winter Lakes Ride tracks open only to find fresh trees Read More …

4 weeks out from the Winter Lakes Ride its time to start locking in who requires catering. Meals BREAKFAST: Bronte Park Chalet are doing a continental and cooked breakfast. LUNCH: We can supply a hot lunch on both days for $20 total. lunch will consist of some steaming hot soup with bread rolls, a bbq Read More …

I thought I better tell the riders about this years charity we are supporting on the 2016 Winter Lakes Ride. As usual I put out the feelers for a suitable charity to support, in recent years we have supported men’s health, women’s health and children so I was at a loss as to where to Read More …

Tasmania’s favourite son Bob Brown has had an article published in todays Mockery (HERE) about a one metre wide walking track across 100km of North Western Tasmania. The plan includes closing a bunch of roads in the area that detract from the wilderness experience.  The green groups made up a new name for this area a few Read More …

2016 TASMANIACS WINTER LAKES RIDE 23-24 JULY 2016 This year we will be supporting the SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY! to raise much needed funds for suicide prevention. The rules are: if your handlebars or part thereof (barkbusters, bar ends, levers or girly streamers) touch the ground you incur a $2 fine. All fines are to be paid into the Read More …

Tasmaniacs would like to wish you all a safe and happy Christmas. Keep that throttle buried in the stopper and we will see you all back in 2016.